Internal Controls

Cyber defense services firm K2 Intelligence announced the hiring of Michelle Goodsir as a managing director in its global regulatory compliance practice.

Former CCO Russ Berland details to columnist Tom Fox the success a training video series designed in the vein of "The Office" had in bridging culture gaps at his company.

Kroll, a division of global advisor Duff & Phelps, announced Terry Orr and Michael Schwartz have joined the firm as managing directors in the business intelligence and investigations practice.

Enterprise data management solutions provider Immuta announced the hiring of Richard Geering as the company’s vice president of governance, risk, and compliance.

Silver Regulatory Associates, a firm specializing in compliance for the investment industry, announced its official opening to new clients.

The Petrobras, Stryker, and Polycom enforcement actions serve as a lesson to compliance officers on how to guard against customer bribery schemes.

A new study from NAVEX Global reveals whistleblower hotlines don’t often prove detrimental to business outcomes.

Jay Jorgensen, the global chief ethics and compliance officer at Walmart, is leaving the company Jan. 31 to pursue other opportunities, according to an internal company memo. Daniel Trujillo, Walmart’s senior vice president and international chief compliance officer, will replace him.

David Bunker, the compliance officer at Seattle-based nonprofit Vulcan, explains the process he implemented to better assess threats of conflict of interest while maintaining employee freedom.

International compliance officer Timur Khasanov-Batirov joins Tom Fox to explain the inspiration behind his illustrated series, “Compliance Man,” which is designed to help communicate potentially complex compliance topics in a simple manner.

Compliance practitioner and author Kristy Grant-Hart chats with Tom Fox about her three books and offers her advice to women of all ages in the compliance field.

BarkerGilmore’s 2018 Compliance Compensation Report offers benchmarking data and a glimpse into salary trends for both chief compliance officers and employers.

How can payroll help when operationalizing a compliance program? Tom Fox explores payroll’s role and the four key areas that should be considered when reviewing compliance goals.

Nissan apologized Monday after uncovering—as part of a check of emissions and fuel economy tests within its final production process—it had falsified data at all but one of its Japanese vehicle production plants.

A new study from NAVEX Global ranks companies’ management of their policies and procedures in terms of maturity.

Businesses must conduct more robust background checks and must work to improve their internal controls around all third parties to make sure one does not slip through the corporate cracks and cause great damage. 

Compliance Week columnist Tom Fox recently sat down with Shawn Rogers, lead counsel, compliance training and communications at General Motors, to discuss the innovative steps GM has taken toward improving compliance training.

Big mergers are in the news, with the union of telecom giant AT&T and vast multimedia firm Time Warner and Comcast’s $65 billion bid for 21st Century Fox being just two examples. With the recent Justice Department emphasis on corporate culture, it will be interesting to see what this season of merger mania means to compliance and culture.

An expert panel at CW 2018 shared best practices on how to address expectations concerning employee behavior, how to properly respond when allegations of sexual harassment arise, and how to communicate with senior leaders and the board on the importance of preemptive action.

At Compliance Week 2018 on Tuesday, Hiltrud Werner, head of integrity and legal affairs at Volkswagen Group, spoke of how VW is recovering from a recent scandal and trying to emerge a stronger, better company from lessons learned.

Communicating your compliance strategy can be a critical problem when operationalizing compliance, but there are some best practices companies can follow.

One of the most important parts in the corporate hierarchy is the often-overlooked middle of an organization. Inside is an in-depth look at what tone in the middle should be.